Jerry Nelson

Bio

About Jerry Nelson

Jerry Nelson was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with the Muppets. Known for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials. Birthdays.fyi indexes this profile with birthday, age, profession cluster, source links, and nearby people born on July 10.

Before fame

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Trivia

American puppeteer and voice actor (died 2012). This page is tagged with Film & TV, Silent Generation, American.

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Source note

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